Production is supposed to begin this month in, of all places for a shark-filled tornado to strike, New York. The press release said it’s about “a freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a ‘sharknado’ on the city’s population and its most iconic sites, with Fin and April the only ones able to save the city.”

“Sharknado’s” brilliance was its lack of it – the bordering-on-slapstick premise and special effects resulting in something so bad it’s good. Fans had a field day on Twitter, at one point generating 80 tweets per second, Syfy execs said.

The success spawned all kinds of odd merchandise – from the Sharkini to Sharknado Christmas ornaments – as well as films trying to cash in on the combo-freak phenomenon.

The most anticipated imitator to date may be “Zombeavers,” a film about undead rodents, produced by people who’ve brought us, well, real movies, like “American Pie” and “The Ring.” It’s expected to be released sometime this year.